Gymnostachys anceps
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Gymnostachys anceps(cultivated, labelled) Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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SETTLER'S FLAX FACTS
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Common Name
Settler's Flax
Other Names
Settler's Twine, Boorgay, Caterpillar Flower
Description
Gymnostachys is a plant in the Araceae family. The only species in the family is Gymnostachys anceps. It is a strappy leaved plant with spikes of blue and white flowers. Fibres from Settler's Flax were used by Aboriginal people to make fishing line.
Height
to 2m
Habitat
rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest
Distribution
New South Wales and Queensland
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Alismatales | | Family: | Araceae | | Genus: | Gymnostachys | | Species: | anceps | | Common Name: | Settler's Flax |
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